Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father^d of Arphaxad.^e ¹¹And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Footnotes

dFather may mean ancestor; also in verses 11–25.

Cross references

dSee Ge 2:4
e Lk 3:36

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood. And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

These are the family records of Shem. Shem lived 100 years and fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood. After he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

NLTNew Living Translation

This is the account of Shem’s family.

Two years after the great flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. After the birth of Arphaxad, Shem lived another 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was one hundred years old, he fathered Arphaxad, two years after the flood. And Shem lived five hundred years after he fathered Arphaxad, and he fathered other sons and daughters.

KJV 1900King James Version

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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